This school year marks my 14th straight year teaching of AP® English Literature. While I've learned quite a few strategies in that time, when I first started out in the profession I demonstrated all of typical first year teacher traits: I was usually only planned one day ahead (if that). I took ...
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15 Ways to Liven Up a Lesson With Media
One thing that I work hard on, perhaps too hard at times, is keeping lessons interesting. I believe in mixing different elements of instruction and content into each lesson. To do that, I often integrate different forms of media. Here are 15 different strategies for integrating your lessons with ...
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Enhance Your AP Lit lessons With Task Cards
At the beginning of the school year I was trying to think of a way to make the AP®* Lit standards visible and accessible for my students. Eventually, I turned the questions from the CED into task cards (and naturally, I made them pretty!). These task cards are available in my store here. The AP ...
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Using Personal Progress Checks in AP Classroom
Today I ventured into new territory with my AP®* Literature students: online practice testing. This feature is called the Personal Progress Check and it's available on AP® Classroom, a site released in 2019. Until today I've resisted online assessments in favor of pencil and paper, mostly because ...
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My AP Lit First Day Lesson
As I prepared my AP®* Lit first day lesson for this year, I knew that I needed to try something different from years past. For one, I've been learning so much from fellow teachers and I wanted to try something both engaging but rigorous. Secondly, I wanted to clearly indicate the expectations for ...
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Your Questions Answered: FAQs About Teaching AP Lit
It's the end of July and teachers are preparing to move back into their classrooms. A good portion of these teachers are first timers, which could mean several things. Some are bright-eyed twenty-two-year-old grads, eager to step into their first job. Some are new to the teaching field after making ...
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